Visa in China announces support for Apple Pay
News from China as Visa announces that Chinese Visa card holders will soon be able to pay for things with...
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by Jonny Evans · Published January 16, 2026 · Last modified February 6, 2026
News from China as Visa announces that Chinese Visa card holders will soon be able to pay for things with...
by Jonny Evans · Published May 14, 2025 · Last modified February 6, 2026
PayPal is wasting no time muscling in on Apple Pay in Europe, where it now offers tap to pay on iPhones as a replacement to the Apple Pay system.
by Jonny Evans · Published September 17, 2024 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Apple’s decision to close its own BNPL scheme has opened opportunity up to other companies in the BNPL space
by Jonny Evans · Published August 14, 2024
Developers will be able to offer NFC contactless transactions using the Secure Element from within their own apps on iPhone
by Jonny Evans · Published June 18, 2024
Apple has closed down its US Apple Pay Later service, but plans to introduce a similar solution globally later in the year.
by Jonny Evans · Published November 28, 2023 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Sales data from Adobe suggests Apple’s Buy Now Pay Later service became an Apple Magic Money Tree across the Thanksgiving shopping season in the USA.
by Jonny Evans · Published November 14, 2023
What this means is that French companies can now accept in-person and contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone if they sign-up with a supporting provider.
by Jonny Evans · Published September 28, 2023 · Last modified February 6, 2026
Now you’ll be able to check your bank balance while making an Apple Pay transaction and also within Wallet as open banking tech comes to iOS. What next?
by Jonny Evans · Published June 29, 2023
Apple Pay has achieved over 25.8 million transactions in Korea since it launched on March 11, prompting fast adoption of NFC terminals at retailers nationwide.
by Jonny Evans · Published May 16, 2023
Apple has the world’s most talked about mobile payments service ecosystem with Apple Pay, a good platform from which to enter the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) space